Iran's cinema is a world unto itself, the most creative expression of the country's imagination, so much so that it has earned a reputation as one of the most vibrant and prolific cinemas in the world.

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January 11, 2013, Friday

A ceremony in Iran to honor the Academy Award-winning director Asghar Farhadi was canceled on Monday after the authorities there denied permission for the event, The Associated Press reported. Mr. Farhadi's film ''A Separation,'' about an...